Integration with vBulletin - Steam Connect - Sign in with your Steam Account! [RC3]

Steam Connect

INFO

-- Steam Connect Addon for vBulletin 4.2.x;
Development Platform := vBulletin 4.1.3 - 4.2.0, Debian Linux, PHP5, MySQL5, apache2;
Dependencies := lib cUrl (PHP), openid (included);
Author := Andreas "Radon" Rudolph, Disasterpiece;
Contact := radon@purgatory-labs.de, https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/member.php?u=198844
Homepage := http://purgatory-labs.de


WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE INSTALLING

This addon is Unsupported as of 2015 until further notice. I have not enough time or interest in vbulletin to keep this alive.

This addon provides a framework for future extensions which make use of the Steam API.
It helps to determine the SteamID of an user. Unless older methods of inserting the steam
id into a user field, the addon lets the user authenticate with Steam OpenID, therefore
you can trust 100%, that this particular user is the same user as the Steam-ID provided.

Users can link their Steam ID to their forum account or they can create a new account
using details pulled from their Steam Profile.
Like the Facebook connect plugin, it allows users to quickly set up a forum account without
having to define a password or an email address. This option can be disabled in the AdminCP,
however it is encouraged to allow users to use this quick-register feature, since they
already authenticated themselves through steam, so any additional password or email
authentication is just unnecessary.

If the user decides to un-link his forum account with his steam-profile, he has to set up
a password and email first, so the forum account remains usable after this.

At the moment, the addon is in its second RC state, which means that the current versions contain mostly bugfixes and are candidates for a full release.
Until now, the product worked without major problems in productive environments. Although it is stable as is, the author doesn't provide any guarantee.
Due to the nature of the addon and how vBulletin manages 3rd party code inclusion, additional
login and register methods have been provided by the plugin. It is discouraged to use the
plugin on high profile communities in this early development state.

If you have any further questions, feel free to post in this thread.


F.A.Q. / General Issues / Error Messages

"There has been a problem with the OpenID libary: No OpenID Server found at http://steamcommunity.com/openid"
- Additionally, a 503 HTTP error is thrown. Simple solution: Wait. Steam Community servers are overloaded/down right now, there's nothing you can do about it

Do NOT uninstall the mod if you want to keep the linked users records. Upgrading means uploading the new product xml file for the new version and choose "overwrite" in the upload dialog.
The Installer will handle the update process by its own. Uninstalling the product will erase all the table fields which contain the steam link data.


STEAM CONNECT ADDONS

- Steam Mini Profiles


INSTALL HOWTO

[Skyrider]

Is there anyway I can fix symbols being used for registration? EG, some steam name registered and end results were he/she used the following profile name:

"¡¡¡Heaven 문상삼"

While it should have been "¡¡¡Heaven"

User table is using utf8_general_ci.

[Mattlab]

Hi, I am using Vbulletin 4.2.3 any chance this plugin might be upgraded to work with it? Right now after a user clicks "Log in" or connect from the steam page I get a web server error. Any ideas?

[Disasterpiece]

Originally Posted by Mattlab

Any ideas?

Not without the exact error message.

[VanFenix]

Hi Disasterpiece.

I have an issue which is quite new to me, but it looks like people are signing up to steam accounts, and then authenticating their forum account through steam for spam. I've started getting 1 -2 new spam users per day. Any advice?

[Disasterpiece]

Originally Posted by VanFenix

Hi Disasterpiece.

I have an issue which is quite new to me, but it looks like people are signing up to steam accounts, and then authenticating their forum account through steam for spam. I've started getting 1 -2 new spam users per day. Any advice?

I have never heard of that and considering the work required to sign up with a steam account, i find this hard to believe.

There isn't really a solution so far, as steam link trusts all people signing up with steam link. You could use a secondary usergroup that gets assigned if the user is in a certain steamgroup you can specify.

Other than that, the plugin would need to be extended to look for registration date and steam level as well. But since the project is pretty much abandoned, I cannot assist with that.

[RedPowder]

This is a wonderful addon and its well worth the time and effort put in to it. You should support this addon and maybe even turn it in to a paid version I would be willing to spend money on this.

Thank you for providing this to us.

[WindVoice]

Since 3 days I am recieving the following error:

PHP Warning: file_put_contents(/tmp/stc_76561198212340925.cached): failed to open stream: Permission denied in ..../includes/class_stc_cache.php on line 107

[Dieter27]

pfff if i see this lately most of the plugins on vbulletin arent even supported anymore why do they even make them then serieusly

There has been a problem with the OpenID libary: No OpenID Server found at http://steamcommunity.com/openid

i didnt had this problem before tried uninstalling several times no change i dont even know why it is not working

[WindVoice]

I can confirm the Mod is working. Great Mod!

[Jonler]

Is the mod still working with VB 5?